The Sun. — London, England, 1864-08-18 00:00:00

VAR DOCTOR, what do Tau nacige ? I ,VA NTs ,a,dv,ise Alfred Mellon's Concerts, afterwards to o , Covent - garden, hear some charming singing, order 18 „e. tneir chops and magnificent potatoes, and that ‘ 4 5 best advice I can give yott. IiINAHAYS LL 'WHISKY v. COGNAC, BRANDY. Thig Pp,ki.CH BRANDY, cerebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest It ' 4 ti Pure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. talc' in Bottles 3s. Bd., at the Retail Houses in London ; by tt meats in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale R, GREAT WINDMILL-STREET, W. observe the RNI Seal, Pink Label, and Cork branded LL Whlekr." Tat F INANCIAL CORPORATION (LINIITED) INVITE SUBSCR IPTIoNS FOR THE ABERAMAN IRON WORKS (Limited), ( late Crawsh,y ey's), of which upwards of 5,000 h e "es have b een a p p li e d f or. ° rPcra ed under the Companies Limited LiabEity Act, 1862. Capital .V0 , ,000. in 100, tO Shares of .c5O each. It 1e 41 Deposit on Application, amp .C 1 on Allotment. not contemplated to call up re th n £25 per Share. WIT DIRECTORS. barn Walter Cargill, Esq., M.P., Director of the Prien -qik Corporation. u gene Collins, Esq., Director of the London, Birming•- p, and South Staffordshire Bank,Limiteal. i. , ;L. Cumming, Esq (Messrs... B. Cumming and Co., j ° Director of the Continental Bank Corporation , Luted) • W . Illiam Hugh Logan, Esq., Banker, Berwick-on-Tweed. j a ni„ea Marsh , ll, Esq.,'wood, Middlesex. re e Naylor Es. (Messrs. B. Gott and Sons), Leeds, Di tor of the Londo q n and Lancashire Assurance Company. ail riar tsony Price, Esq., Director of the Western Life Assur e' Compan pl y (Limi nald Read, Esq., Director of the Crystal Palace Com ted). NOTICE. -THE NUN (LA RELIGIEUSE), By the Abbe * * *, May now be obtained at all Libraries and Booksellers, in 3 vols., post Bvo. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-sreet. THE LATEST NEW NOVELS. Now ready at all Libraries, BE R TIE BItA Y• By the Author of " SIR VICTOR'S CHOICE," &C. DANGEROUS CONNEXIONS. In Three Vols. .......,10 THE MAN IN CHAINS. By the Author of " SAUKVILLE CHASE," &C. London : John Maxwell and Co., 122, Fleet-street. (With power to add to their number). BANKERS. e Landon and County Bank and its Branches. M essrs. Alllince Bank, at Liverpool and Manchester. ti,essrs. Bail ie, Cave, and Co., Bristol. T he Leeds Banking Company, Leeds. e l essrs. Crawehay Bailey, Greatrex, and Co., Monmouth , ‘l'Port, and Abergavenny. SOLICITORS. .8113. Sole, Turners, and Hardwick, 68, Aldermanbury. London. BROKERS. Oraes Shepherd, Esq., 36, Throgmorton-street, London. t'easre. T.'Tinley and Sons, Brown's-buildings, Liverpool. easrs. Ridsdale and WaLes, Park-row, Leeds. k iA essr . Mewburn and Barker, Moult-street, Manchester, Halifax. AUDITORS. rederick Maynard, Esq., Bread-street, London. ra e s Maurice, Esq., Old Jewry, London. S amuel Lowell Price, Es('., Gresham-street, London. SECRETARY. J. TI. Flesher, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 29, Threadneedle-street, Lcndon, E.C. PROSPECTUS. extensive and valuable properties of Crawshay 31 P., known as the Aberaman Iron Works and Col ri4,, are of European celebrity, and therefore only a very T h description of them will be necessary. e property, which has been carefully surveyed by Joshua of i',ardson, Esq , M.1.C.E., F.G.S., &c., extends , over an area 11 1 4 31 acres of Freehold Land, and is on Vim North Crop of 11 emit Wales Coal Basin, and contains a greater number e veins of i onstone and coal than is usually found in ( 1' Propert of equal extent. h p n clZreat y and desirable f eature of this property Is, that it Iph i ?,eehold, except a s t o on e-third of the minerals, upon T he there is a trifling royalty. by l i e coal is the noted Aberdare St am Coal, and certified aL d Richardson as " The best steam coal in the kingdom," I,„ l :Tids at the head of the Government list. tollt,ilichardson describes the property in his Report "_ as het T b ng 16 veins of coal, of the aggregate thickness cf 48 g at , windes the numerous courses of ironstone, of the aggre- Vth„, tl ifekness of 141 feet ; these extend over the area of the 141 - 4ystate, and there are four veins of the average th'ck asd below 8 feet, which crop out on the side of the mountain ; rest l'"ow the 9 feet there are four more veins of coal of 10 ~, la thickness." ‘t it j ironstone "is the black band, a carbonaceous ore, Of i r it is comparatively rare, and yields from 69 to 70 per cent. 11 0;S' and aso the ordinary argillaceous ironstone. The , r 'gate thickness is 5i feet. I,,ori,ie estate contains at least 91,485,440 tons of whole or un tc,42'ed coal, which would yield a supply of upwards of 1, , 00 131,1 a day, or 3(0,0)0 tons per annum for 304 equal' and of t. 43l Vi band iron ore, 4,c40,5.10 tons, which is to 3,000 It o of bar iron per annum for 773 years ; and of argillaceous IvenSc,tor 26one, tons 9,270 f bar 0 tons Iron whi. is ual to 500 tons per , also , 1 ( 00 per annu eq m for 1,300 years. k g `" estate communicates with the Aberdare Railway, and tti,ning most admirably situated for water, the river Aman m t hrouh n in 'ula Company has entered into a provisional contract for Parchase ot the whole of the freehold and leasehold tn ,iates above referred to, including the whole of the mine 'is, rents, royalties. wayleaves, &c., besides the ironworks, al-fields, and goodwill of the business, and a so the man elan 300 cottages, buildings, plant, machi ner y , engines, t acks, railways, tramways, and other property. t limitedlty, although working the property only I , ° a very extent, has realised very large profits, and aes, in consequence of advanced age, with a princely far oi.'e• Mr Richardson reports that the income may be doubled 1, t rebled \‘ ith moderate additional outlay, and Mr. D. Jones k.:Ports that 100,00 ) per annum net profit can easily be d i sed ; and assuming only half this income be pro;lu^ed, 4"„allPposin , the share capital upon which the dividend will to be £250 tOO i follows that, after allowing in- Vat on loans, &c., irom , 15 to 20 per cent. will be ava Table q: a dividend to th shareholders, and this not from an un 11,1itaing requiring to be developed, but from an old-estab- I t ' b u and lucrative business. at "as been arranged that the services of thewhole stair are t he a . • • isition ot thia Company. itz tt ",, Company will enlarge the capabilities of the Works Pro,-,...' °ll fery, and thus materially enhance the value of the rerty Jog • l ow ha. Richardson, Esq , has concluded his Report • s 14 In conclusion, 1 beg leave to observe, that I have inspected a mineral property in which the facilities for are `"eaP production and conversion of the coal and ironstone ls ts ,,RSeater, an d i n w hi c h t h e vast resources may b e more toGY: developed. This property contains the best steam hand the k n,gdom, fur which at present there is a great de t° highly remunerative prices. Without presuming tone t er oa r into discussion of subjects not submitted to my Rre at ucrittion, you will perhaps allow me to add, that a ,Eite c ,,,_, increased production of both coal and iron might be 15 j i ; e u by the outlay of from £5,000 to £7,000, and that I Ivh" - c:e there are but very few concerns in South Wales to eh Would be more highly remunerative were the dev , ?- erit of its resources carried to a much greater extent. T 61 .• David Jones has also Abera reported as follows : man Est.te Iron Works and Colliery of Crawt hay / 1 , Bailey, Esq., M P., in the county of Glamorgan. aye been the chief engineer of several railways, mining st,',lnter for the late Thomas Po xell, Esq., coal merchant, Ab e „ q lgineer for several iron works and collierie , including p , T aman, for the last 25 years. 4, 4 °ra this circumstance, and my acquaintance with the th,,Larnan W or k s f rom th e i r o pening, I have no hesitation in tx" t ' e ag that M r B a il e y h as wor k e d th e m only to a very limited and with a comparatively moderate outlay, a net its a o d e of £100,'.00 a-year can be realised from the estate. I Tor '' very also that the income can be increased yearly 1 114 - cerY long period, as the iron stone, black band iron ore, r , e Clay are, as it were, inexhaustible, and the Collieries l Yield 1,000 tons of the best steam coal a• day for about al4a oe Tirs. The whole property is exceedingly valuable, viAsesses ununual advantages for manufacture , car - DAVID JONES. —II E7 Railway Emineer's Office, Macheo, Newport, Monmouth •hii e, July 21, 1864. hosgiba view to keep the called-up Share Capital as low as kg arrangements have been made by which the vendor 4r4,eed to allow a large portion of the purchase money to to at interest ; this will materia.ly increase the dividends o ` iii reholders. ltrte s l es of the Articles of Association, which contain the co, „, of the provisional contr a ct, and of the reports referred Pani,i . aY be seen at the offices of the Solicitors of tee Cora , AD ,• Lorn i Pilcatons for the remaining shares must be made in the s hat annexed, and be accomp , nied by a payment of £1 per if no allotment be made, the amount will be returned t ; if a less number is allotted than is applied for, Paiolint paid on appli at on will be applied towards the lOsfeilt of the £4 due on allotment—the balance, if any, p r , re•tirned. firA2sPectuses and Forms of App ication may be had at the 4 .0 f the Company, and of the Bankers, Brokers, and. llotC;“ ) ,rs ; and also at the Offices of the Financial (orpora -I'irnited), 14, Leadenhall-street, London. PORM OF APPLICATION FOR SHARES. To be retained by the Bankers. Gentle th Directors of the Aberaman Iron Works (Limited). 111 rn f en —II I aid to your Bankers, e aura x , av lag p , being a deposit of .£l, per share, on You „_„ Shares in the above Company, I hereny request that 4,' 1 11 al of me that number, and I agree to accept such to „'es or any less number you , may allot to me ; and I agree 403' the deposit en allotment, and to sign the Articles of You ° ,flation of the Company when required, and I authorise °lnsert my name on the Register of Members for the a mber of Shares allotted to me. Usual Signature • •• Name in full Residence Profession Date —1864 VINTAGE WINE COMPANY, Importers of Spanish and other Wines, 14, Bloomsbury-street, London, Four Doors South of New Oxford-street. 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ALI 1: ,. ... i p." . : , 1.14 r ' 4 ,...• . _DRorr. , apt ‘ 1 ,4/;. / .., tr. ;., z . -.., 4. THE SUN, LONDON, THUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 18, 1864. Ivo : - "ERSONS SEEKING LANDED 112&AATES, TOWN AND COUNTRY RESIDENCES, FREEHOLD AND LEASEHOLD INVESTMENTS, AND PROPER LIES GENERALLY- Naval and Military Intelligence, The Lords of the Admiralty at present at Portsmouth re• sumed their inspection of the dockyard, shipping, and pub lic establishments at that port yesterday, will continue it to-day, and bring their labours to a close to-morrow (Fri day.) On Tuesday and yesterday evening they entertained a party of naval officers and heads of the various depart ments.at dinner on board the Osborne. Yesterday morn ing Lord Clarence Paget left Portsmouth for London and Wales, and he will'not rejoin the board at this port. Their lordships commenced their duties yesterday with a discus sion on board the Osborne, after breakfast, relative to the present convict prison in the dockyard. At present opinion is very much divided upon the matter, some pet sons hold ing that the prison should be retained simply as such, while others advocate the conversion of the prison into naval bar. racks for seamen, and the erection of a new prison on the newly-acquired ground at a greater distance from the heart of the dockyard, and nearer the main timber stores. This discussion ended, Earl de Grey and Ripon, accompanied by Col. Jarvis, R.E., and Major Clarke, R E., the Admiralty Director of Engineering Works, disembarked from the Os. borne and left the harbour to view the defences north of the dockyard and harbour, and the partly executed work which is to form the water-channel communication in front of Mises lines, between the harbours of Portsmouth and Langston. Owing to the failures of contractors for the exe cution of the Hilsea earthworks and moats and the com municating channel referred to, the tidal communication between the two harbours has been for the greater part en tirely o u s t t stopped p r e d o r f t o s r m s o e u v t e h r a l h a m r boonutrh has suffered accordingly. To make this clearly underetood,it will b e on l y necessary h ere to state that, through the narrow channel which affords the means of communication between the waters of Portsmouth and Langston harbours, the tide flows two hour into Ports mouth harbour from that of Langston after the ebb tide has made out of Portsmouth harbou r at its southern or chief entrance, and that, consequently, this important dition of water from Langston greatly ad increase the volume of the ebb out of Portsmouth harbour, adds to its scouring properties, and greatly lessens the dange r o f any formation of shoals in the deep waterways of it s h arbour or its chan nel of entrance. It must, however, b e evident that the loss of this additional water to each tid e that enters Ports mouth harbour is serious, and may re su l t most prejudicially upon . the R. pr Drummond, m already ond too Mr. Childers, narrow p. The Duke of Somerset, with Ad m ir a l Si r F. Grey, A th e li on. Robinson, Controller of the Navy, and Capt. R. Hall, pri vate Secretary to the Duke, subsequently disembarked from the Osborne, and attended by Vice-Admiral Sir M. Sey mour, G.C.B„ Rear-Admiral Superintendent G. Elliot, and the different officials at the head of the various departments in the dockyard, commenced their official round of inspection for the day. The Admiralty barge first conveyed their lordships on board the gunnery ship Excellent, Capt. Astley C. Key, C. 8., where they wit nessed some capital practice at different ranges with shot and shell from guns of various calibres, rifled and smooth bore, fired from the decks of the Excellent and her uresent tender, the Illustrious. Their lordships also had an op portunity of oeeing on board the two ships two 12-ton guns of the same description as those on board the Royal Sove reign, with the exception that one is rifled, and is thus a veritable 300-pounder. The other is a smoothbore, and is therefore, like the five similar guns on board the Royal Sovereign, a 150-pounder only. On board the Excellent there are also a batch of Whitworth and Armstrong guns, sent down to the ship for special practice and report upon their capabilities. They include a Whit wort h 6-in rifled reuzzle-loader, of 77 cwt., and others, down t o a sma ll 9- pounder muzzle-loader, Sir W. Armstrong's includes a wedge and muzzle-loader, of Tin. bore each, rifled ; a 7 - in. shunt gun, and some 12 and 9-pounder field guns. At the conclusion of their inspection of the Excellent and her arma ment, their Lordships landed at the north end of the dock yard and went on board the turret ship Royal Sovereign, Capt. Sherard Osborn, C. 8., where they were received by Capts. Osborn and Coles and conducted over the ship. The Duke of Somerset's attention was first drawn to the band of teak sheathing now being applied to the ship at the water line, to prevent any galvanic communication taking place between the Muntz metal on the ship's bottom and the ar mour-plating on her sides, Since the dockyard at Ports mouth has existed it may safely be affirmed that no piece of work of the same extent as the one now referred to has ever been executed in so r hort a time as this will be. Some re marks relative to this work were made a few days since in the Naval Intelligence of The Sun, which, perhaps, were not very pleasing to the authorities, but may possibly have assisted in bringing about the present change, and thus affording a proof to the Admiralty, by actual results, that work may be done in our public dockyards with a speed and excellence which could not be excelled in the best ma naged private yard. The Duke of Wellington, screw three decker (depot training ship), Capt. J. Seccombe, was next visited, and their Lordships could not but have admired the perfect order and condition of this model training ship. While on board, the newly-erected cooking galley built on the plans of Mr Grant, the storekeeper of the Royal Clarence Victualling -yard, was inspected by their Lordships. Some bread, baked for the seamen of the ship in the galley baking ovens, was sent on board by the special desire of their Lordships for their lun cheon. The cooking galley, composed entirely of iron, roasts and bakes meat for the officers and ship's company, as well as boiling by the ordinary ship's galley process. It bakes 4501 b of bread for the ship's company in lf hour, which process can be repeated as often as may be desired, It is fitted with a hot plate, and has also hot closets for keeping the officers' and men's dinners warm when absent from the ship on duty. It has also a boiler, which contains 300 gallons of water. The coppers of the galley are heated on a new principle, and a great saving in fuel, with a greater rapidity in cooking, is effected. From the Duke of Wel lington their lordships proceeded to the King's• stairs landing stage, where they inspected two launches fitted with double screw engines, after which they went on board the Osborne to luncheon. After luncheon the board again left the Osborne in the Admiralty barge, and landing on the Gosport side of the harbour, inspected the Royal Cla rence Victualling yard, with its biscuit making machinery, its patent flour mills, provision stores of all kinds, and hoarntdhethse day' s wor k wa s wound up with supply of fresh meat to her Majes ty's ships in Por tsmouth harbour and at Sp ithead . The inspec tion of the Royal Marine Li g ht Infantry at Forton barracksl te r houses f a visit to the e stablishments at llaslar, the extensiv e and well-regulated ro y al naval h ospital, and the gu nboa t yard. Thi s morning their lordships visited the head quarters of the Royal Ma rine Artiller y a t Forts Eastney and Camber land, some thr ee miles south-east of Portsmouth, and in s laughter followed,the evening will patronise the ball at the King's Rooms, Southsea, given annually in aid of rh.e funds of the Seamen's and Marines' O r p han School, The Channel fleet is ordered to Spitbeado and is expected to arrive in time to enable its officers and their friends to be present at the ball. On the 10th pros., according to present arrangements, the Lords of the Admiralty will leave England in their yacht Enchan tress for a tour of inspection to Gibraltar and Malta. Commander C. Burney, of her Majesty's gunvessel Speedy, has received from the French Minister of the Im perial Marine a handsome double d ay and night g l ass, for his , e xertions in rendering assistance to the ship Jean Gaujou after her wreck on the Ecbrihas Rocks in 1864. The pre sent was conveyed to Jersey, for presentation to Commander Burney, in the French Imperial steam corvette Ariel. The Wolverine, 20, screw corvette, Capt. De Horsey, which sailed a short time since from Spithead to join, tem porarily, the Channel fleet, has returned to Portsmouth to make good defects an d fill up her crew to her apportioned number. A couple of Capt. Blakely's guns, ordered by the War Department and the Admiralty, are now at Woolwich awaiting proof. On Tuesday portions of the E and F troops of the 16th Hussars arrived at Norwich from Birmingham. The regi ment is to be divided between Norwich, Ipswich, and Col chester; the head-quarters will be at Colchester, where very spacious new barracks have recently been brought into use. Capt. Palliser's improved system of strengthening the obsolete cast-iron guns, and rendering them available for the public service by the insertion of a wrought-iron tube, was yesterday tested at Woolwich with much success. One of the old 68 pounders, weighing formerly 96cwt Iqr, east at Lowmoor in 1859, and after considerable service condemned and branded with the broad arrow in testimony of its unfit ness for further use, yesterday fired twice at the proof butt in Woolwich Arsenal with a charge of 161 b of powder and shot weighing 1101 b. The gun has been bored up to 13 inches, and strengthened with a coiled tube reducing the bore to seven inches. The present weight of the gun is 104 cwt The tube made in the Royal gun factories is of charcoal iron, and appears to be perfect. After firing the two rounds in the presence of Major Freeth, Royal Artillery, Inspector of Ordnance, and other oficers, the screw nut at the muzzle was turned round, and the tube thereby drawn nut a short distance to see that it was not jammed in the gun, by which all the parts were ascereaiaed to be correct. The gun was afterwards sent up to the R o yal Gun Factories in order that the tube might be taken out, the breech-plug; unscrewed from the tube, and the vent according to a su gges ti on o f bush inserted, and wh ich, Capt. Palliser, will be screwed in from the interior of the gun. To prove the am ount of resistance which it is ex • petted the improvement will g ive to the old ordnance, the gun is ordered to be fired 1,000 times consecutively. The rifling is to consist of three grooves , and spiral for part of The spiral will be un iform, the final pitch of the the rm bor ing t e e . ing a turn in 16ift. Aker completing the 1,000 rounds the gun will be despatched to Portsmouth for expe riments on board the gunnery-ship Excellent, to test its power of penetrating the armour plates. The following appointments have boen made at the Ad miralty ;-141eutr Francis W. Turton to the Blenheim, for To BE HAD GRATIS, at the principal Railway Bookstalls throughout the kingdom, or at the Auction and Estate Offices, No. 67, Chancery-lane, London, Messrs. E. and H. Lumley's "FREE PROPERTY REGISTER," containing a varied selection of landed and house properties now in the market, from the nobleman's mansion, with its manorial domain, to the cottage with its few acres. 016IERS of PROPERTIES wishing to Sell or Let can em brace the opportunity that the medium of this Register siFords, by sending the particulars of their properties to the Estate Offices, t 7, Chancory-lane, London, as the Messrs. 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COBBETT and CO.. General Rouse Furnishers, Deptford bridge, London, S.E. E AGLE INSURANCE COMPANY, LONDON. REPORT of the Directors for the Year ending 30th June, 1864, read at the Annual General Mteting, 12th August, 1864 — Sir JAMES BULLER EAST, Bart„ D.C.L., in the Chair. The duty once more devolves upon the Directors of making a report to the Proprietors on the transactions of the past year, and, as usual, they commence it by a reference to the particulars exhibited in the Surplus Fund Account. These particulars are as follows: INCOME OF THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1864. Balance of Account, 30th June, IBEI3 Premiumo on [New Assurances ..£23,683 14 1 Ditto, old ditto 28,•496 1 4 £311,979 (5 5 Interest from Investments t ,l, '4O 13 10 £393,126 9 3 Profit on the Sale of Securities.. 17,515 16 8 Total Income £938,910 18 10 CHARGE OF THE YEAR. Div'dettd to Proprietors £10,323 15 0 Claims on decease of Lives As sured £199,324 2 0 Additions to those under Parti cipating* Policies. Policies surrendered 11,958 13 1 Re-assurances, new ... old I t 8,089 12 2 38,413 5 7 £274,779 2 6 Commisqion . 9,518 19 3 Medical Fees 7lB 7 2 Income-tax Expenses of Management 12,926 18 6 --, 300,510 11 10 Total Charge Balance 01 Account, 30th June, 1b 64 £938,910 18 10 Examined and approved, THOMAS ALLEN, 2 Auditory. HENRY ROSE, Here it will be seen that the total income of the year is £110,642 ss. 1 i d., and the total charge ,10,834 6s. 10d. The difference—£9.,Bol 19s. Id.—increase the surplus Fund to £628,076 12s. The difference las tyear, it may be remembered, was £50,875 185. 7d. The income of the year is greater than that of the preceding one by nearly £22,000. The increase ►5 mainly attributable to the profit derived from the sale of premises in the City, and elsewhere. With exception of the payments on account of re-assurance, and those to the proprietors, all the items of charge are less than those of the previous year. Thus, the sum paid for claims is less by £27,000, an i that for surrender of policies by £5,300. A considerable reduction, too, is observable in the expenses of management, arising from a diminution in the number of the Board, and from other circumst inces. The Balance Sheet is as follows : BALANCE SHEET. LIABILITIES. Interest due to Proprietors £5,432 14 9 Claims on decease of Lives Assured and ad- ditions thereto unpaid . 45,319 15 10 Cash Bonus due to Policy-holders Sundry Accounts 1,015 10 10 Value (186!) of Sums Assured 4,731,195 7 0 Proprietors' Fund £190,187 10 0 Surplus Fund, as above 818,284 2 0 £5,651,801 13 1 ASSETS. Amount invested in fixed Mortgages £903,70 1 6 Ditto, ditto, decreasing Mortg,agk a Ditto, ditto, Reversions Ditto, ditto, Funded Securities . 402,148 18 4 Ditto, ditto, Temporary Securities ..... ..... 31,354 4 8 Current Interest on the above Investments.. 28,085 1 3 Cash and Bills Advanced on Security of the Company's Po licies Agents' Balances 32;177 2 3 oundry Accounts. 28,957 8 1 Value (1862) of Assurance Premiums Value (186 )of Re-assurances 34,263 10 8 £5,651,801 13 1 • • Examined and approved, THOM AS ALLEN, 1 Auditors. HENRY ROSE, The Assets here specified remain nearly as they were in the last Report, except that the amount invested in Rever sions is increased, and that in fixed Mortgages is diminished. The balance of•the Surplus Fund is, of course, increased (as it should be) from £528,268 12s, 11d. to £628,076 12s. The Trustees and Directors of the Company are now as follows : TRUSTEES. Lord Bateman. Riehar I Harman Lloyd, Esq. Robert Cheere, Esq. Wm. James Maxwell, Esq. Joseph Esdale, Esq. Hon. E. T. Yorke, M.P. And other Gentlemen. DIRECTORS. Thomas Godfrey Sambrooks, Esq., Chairman. Charles Chatfield, Esq., Deputy-Chairman. Charles Bischoff, Esq. Sir W. G. Ouseley, K.C.8., Thomas Boddington, Esq. D.C.L. Sir James Buller East, Bart., Ralph Charles Price, Esq. D.O L. Philip Rose, Esq. Nathaniel Gould, Esq. George Russe 1, Esq. Robert A. Gray, Esq. Capt. Louis Symonds Tindal, William A.ugustus Guy, M.D. R.N. Charles Thos. Ho:combe, Esq. Col. Chas. ether all, Richard Ilarman Lloyd, Esq. Right lion. Sir John Young, Joshua Lockwood, Esq. Bart. James Murray, Esq. fONNEUIING SHIP OWNERS (Limited). Incorporat , d under the Joint-Stock Companies' Act, 1862, whereby the liability of each shareholder is limited to the amount of his shares. Capital £1,000,000, in 50,100 shares of £2O each. Deposit £1 per share on application, and Ll on allotment. Scrip Certificates. which can be converted into Registered. Shares, at the option of the holder, will be issued imme diately after allotment. These certificates will be capable of transfer, by delivering from hand to hand, without any necessity for registration. DIRECTORS. Rear-Admiral Carrie, Bletchingley, Surrey, Chairman. E. Lloyd Bagshaw, Esq , Bath. J. Britten, Esq., Director of the Bank of Wales, Basinghall street, and 3o and 31, London-wall. H. Howard Fenwick, Esq., C E., late Resident Engineer Madras Railway, Oatlands Park, Wt•ybridge. G. W. Harris, Esq., Merchant, 5, Nicholas-lane. The Hon. Augustus Jocelyn, late Chairman Dundalk Steam Packet Company. Col. William R. Nedham, Royal Horse Artillery, Ramsgate. George Pearce Pocock, Esq., Director of the Crystal Palace Gas Company. George Scammell, Esq., Director of the Submarine Telegraph Company. BANKERS. Union Bank of London, 2, Princes-street, and Branches. CONSULTING ENGINEERS. Edwin Clark, Esq., and J. C. Gunn, Esq., 24, Great George street, Westminster. SOLICITORS. Me erg. Davies, Son, Campbell, and Reeves. BROKERS. Messrs. Castello Brothers, Throgmorton-street. AUDITOP.S. Messrs. Alison and Waddell, Public Accountants, 14, Walbrook. SECRETARY (PRO TEM.) Horace Fenwick, Esq. TEMPORARY OFFICES. 61, Cornhill—Entrance, 126, Bishopsgate-street. ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS. This Company is established to OW/2 and work Connecting Steam Ships. Connecting Steam Ships are designed on a new system, which consists in constructing steamers in several distinct compartments for carrying large cargoes, with great economy of power, the compartments being all of one gauge, admit of immediate disconnection from and re -connection to each other; and of the transfer of the compartment containing the engine, officers, and crew from one set of cargo compart ments to another, so that it can be kept in constant employ m nt, while the inexpensive cargo compartments are detained during the loading, unloading,, or sale of their cargoes, enabling one engine and one crew to perform the work of three s eamers of the ordinary construction, and realise pro portional profits. It is intended to commence business by running one steamer compartment, and three sets of Cargo Compart ments, to demonstrate the enormous advantages to be gained by the system before proceeding to build the proposed fleet, which will consist of Eighteen Screw Steamer Compartments, and one hundred and ninety-eight Cargo Compartments, and will deliver over one million of tons of coal to London, and over three hundred thousand tons in Paris, annually. Estimates ot the cost of the proposed fleet, and details of the annual expenditure and receipts have been prepared, showing the large profit of more than 20 per cent., after making ample provision for insurance, depreciation, and con tingencies. A prospectus with planra and drawings ot vessels con structed on this system, dr tailed estimates showing the pro bable profits, together wl th forms of application for shares, can be obtained, or will be sent post free, on application, at the Offices, 61, Cornhill, entrance flishophgate-street. A few days ago a sexton was d igging a grate at Cardiff, when the nrixt grave fell in, 'burying him nearly up to the neck, 11e remained in that position two or three hours, when Jue was dug out in a state of great ex haustion, service in the Coast Guard; Sub-Lieut. Philip H. \Vorgan, to the Wolverene; Jas. W. G. Baccotube and N. S. Jones, assist. clerks, to the DiNcan. THE VOLUNTEERS, The annual prize meeting of the London Scottish Volun teers was brought to a close on Saturday, the 30th of July. Lady Elcho's Challenge Cup, 200 and 500 yards, ten shots at each, was won by Capt. Macgregor, with 59 points. Lord Elcho's Company Challenge Cup,shot for by ten men of each company, five shots at each range-200, 500, and 600 yards, was won by No. 7 Company, with 247 points, No. S being second with '239 points, and Nos. 1 and 2 tying for the third place with 237 points. The highest score by the competition —39 points—was made byPrivate Miller, of No. 4 Company. The Highland Society's Priza of £25-200, 500, and 600 yards,five shots at each,the highest ten firing five shots more at 600 yards, was won by Private Smoke, of No. 2 Com pany, with an average score of 50. The first prize, £lO for Ist class men, 200 and 600 yards, five shots each, was won by Corporal Ross, No. 1, 30; and the second prize of £6 by Private Baillie, No. 7, 29. The first prize for 2d class men, £4, 200 and 500 yards, five shots at each, was won by Pri vate Brydon. The principal Railway prize, £5, unknown distances between 200 and 300 yards, without raising the back sight, was gained by Ensign Puckle, 12. The first marksmen's prize, £lO, 800 and 900 yards, five shots each, was won by Private Macredie, 18 ; and the second £5, by Private Davidson, 16. The first member's prize, 200 yards, seven shots, was won by Sergeant Porteous, 24. The annual shooting match of the Salisbury Rifle Corps (Ist Wilts) will take place on the 24th and 25th inst. In addition to prizes given by the Mayor of the city (Mr J. Waters), Mr G. Loder, Capt. Pinckney, and others, Sir A. Malet, her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary at Frankfort, has, besides the Challenge Cup, given a handsome prize to be competed for only by effective members of the corps who have never won a prize. On Tuesday, by permisssiou of Lord Faversham, the various corps comprising the second administrative batta lion of North Yorkshire Rifle Volunteers, were reviewed by the lion. Col. W. E. Duncombe, in the Duncombe Park, Helmsley. The North Eastern Railway Company ran special trains to Gilling, from which place the troops had a march of six miles to the review gi °mid, and here Lord Faversham provided the men with refreshments. At the conclusion of the review the troops and the public, to the number of many hundreds, proceeded to Rivaulx Abbey, three miles further off, where Lord Faversham had per mitted a grand fancy bazaar to be held for the benefit of the funds of the 10th North York Volunteers, under the patron age of Lady Faversham, the Hon. Mrs Parsons, the Hon. Mrs Denison, the Hon. Mrs Duncombe, the Hon. Mrs Fitzroy, and the Hon. Mrs C. Duncombe. Several bands were present in various parts of the grounds. There was an outdoor rustic ball, various athletic sports for prizes for volunteers and others, archery, and a variety of sports. The annual inspection of the 11th and 12th (Truro), the 3d (Falmouth), and the 21st (Penryn), Duke of Cornwall's Rifle Volunteers, numbering upwards of 300 men, took place on Monday near Truro. The inspecting officer was Lieut.-Col. Hume. The weather was fine, and there were several hundreds of spectators present. After a long drill had been gone through the inspecting officer delivered a congratulatory address. It was three years since he had seen so large a number of Cornish volunteers together, and at that time he formed a high opinion of their merits as men and soldiers, and he could bestow no greater praise on them than to say that the expectations he then formed had been fully justified. Experiments at Shoeburyness The experiments with Sir William Armstrong's GOO pounder shunt gun were continued at Shoebury [less on Tuesday. A floating Warrior target, measuring 12ft. by loft. was moored at 500 yards from the gun, the charge being reduced to 5011 b., so as to bring the velocity of the shot down to what it would have been if the gun had been fired at 2,000 yards distance. Although the first shell ricocheted it went clean through the target, making a large hole, blowing the upper plate completely off, and breaking nearly every bolt in the middle plate, which was detached some three or four inches from the backing. Three other shells were fired, but one of them struck the top end, the other two the left and right side of the woodwork of the target, inflicting no very serious damage. With the proper charge of the gun so much reduced the rotation of the shot is of course lessened in a corresponding degree, and the accuracy of Hue Is thereby greatly impaired. The experiment, however, proved in the most satisfactory manner that Big Will not only does ali that is expected of him under the most favourab:e circumstances, but that he will also do more than can be required of him under very adverse condi tions. It was the opinion of the most eminent artillerists present that the loss of power caused by the ricochet of the first shell, which did the largest amount of damage, was equivalent to 1,000 yards added to the range; so that the experiment really showed what the gun would do with the full charge at 3,000 yards, and confirms the experiments made some time since at the box target, and reported in the Sun, and to which Lord Hartington alluded in the House directly after. We believe that the Ordnance Select Committee have reported most favourably on the merits of the gun, and the War-office authorities have decided on ordering four more for this year's delivery. Daring the afternoon several photographs were taken of the target, both in front and rear, showing the amount of damage done to it. Among the visitors who witnessed the experiments were the Count de Paris, the Duke de Chartres, the Duke de Montpensier, and the Prince de Joinville. The smashed target will be towed to Sheerness in the course of a day or two. The Connector Stearrivessel, A model vessel, which is intended by its projee. tors to Le the precursor of a large fleet of cargo carrying craft for the coasting trade , has for many monthsbeen the object of curiosity and remark to the traveller by the river steamboats. The pecu liarities of this model ves sel—the Connector--have sought to be a lready been described in T he Sun, and i t is only nece ssary to remind our readers that she is in. tended to show the pract icabilit y of addin g together separ ate cargo-carrying compartments, in the same object wa y luggage trucks are f ormed into a train upon a w g ained by this a rran g ement has s p ecial ref erence to t he London coal tr ade, and consists in th e avoid r ay compartment.the ow Theer b P ein g compris e d i n a distinct aii ance of delay and consequent waste of expenditure by detaining the machinery compartment while the cargo sections are being unladen, and there fore it is proposed that upon a laden water-train— sa it may be termed —reaching its destination the machinery section shall be disconnected and tran s . ferred to another train of empty vessels, with w hi ch it will return, while those which it has just brought into port are being unladen. The advantages of such a plan, if practicable, are obvious ; but the means proposed to that end are so novel that at the first sight of the model vessel few persons can avoid entertaining doubts as to its success. The vessel, as it at present lies in the river, consists of three compartments connected together by projecting bolts fastening in the eyes of overlapping iron spon sous. The idea of excessive friction upon these con. necting points naturally presents itself as a pr o . bable difficulty to the success of the plan ; but the inventor and captain of the vessel, Mr M'S weeny, a ffirms that the amount of friction is surprisingly small, and certainly after more than two years' wear no signs of injury are discernible in either bolts or sponsons, although the vessel has wice made the passage from Hartlepool to London, laden with 43 tons of coal in heavy weather. When it is borne in mind that the three connected compartments are 110tt in length, with a beam of only 81t 4in and bulwarks of only 2ft in height, the motive power being an engine of 10-horse power, the exposure of such a craft to the rough waters of the North Sea would seem to be a bold vulture. However, the Connector went to Hart lepool and returned, and on Tuesday she started upon an experimental trip down the river to Sea Reach. Notwithstanding her disproportionate length she got easily through the intricacies of the crowded Pool, her singular appearance and the snake-like motion of her various sections exciting great curiosity. At Tilbury a stoppage became us. PRICE ...4d. STAMPED ....sd. cessary to receive an accession of visitors, who were brought of from the pi er b y t h e stern compar t men t alone, containing the machinery, which was discon nected from- the other sections in less than half a minu'e, the means employed being a rack worked by a key upon deck which drew in wards the con necting bolts. The machinery section was after wards reunited to the other compartments, an ope ration which co , :mpied scarcely two minutes, and the journey towards the Nora was resumed. There was but little wind and less sea, so that it was not pos sible to judge of how the Connector would behave when encountering heavy waves. Upon meeting the heavy'wave caused by a large paddle steamer the force compartment leaped up to a very considerable angle, but the following compartments were entirely unaffected by the motion. The managers of the ves sel stated that such was the case at sea—that the fore compartment does all the tossing, and opens a quiet path for the next section, a feat interesting to many sea travellers, but the importance of which is qualified by an admission that, although not much given to rolling, the connected vessels are apt in rough weather to acquire a considerable " list." During a portion of the ran sail was hoisted upon the masts, one of which is carried by each sec tion, but there was no opportunity of testing the alleged stiffness under canvas of this novel craft. Whatever may be the ultimate practical value of the invention, which it is said has received the approval of many nautical and engineering authori ties, there can be no doubt of its ingenuity, nor of the suczess which has attended the performances of the experimental Connector. Great Liberal Demonstration at Rochester. Yesterday afternoon Messrs. Kinglake and Mar- tin, the Liberal members for the city of Rochester, met their constituents, to render an account of their Parliamentary stewardship, and express their opi nions relative to various important public questions. The honourable members were met at the North Kent Railway Station at two o'clock by many hundreds of the freemen, electors, and burgesses of the city, and a procession was then formed, which marched through the principal streets to a meadow situated on the Maidstone-road, where arrangements hid been made for a banquet in a spacious booth, csapable of accommodating at least 1,200 guests. The line of route from the railway station to the Maidstone-road was crowded with spectators, and flags, banners, and various devices were freely exhibited. At four o'clock upwards of 800 of the Liberal freemen and other electors and friends sat down to an excellent dinner. The chair was occupied by Mr. Stephen Steele, one of the City magistrates, and amongst the guests present, in addition to the members for Rochester, were Messrs. Lee and Buxton, the Liberal members for Maid• stone; Mr C. W. Martin, formerly M.P. for West Kent ; and a large number of the most influential Reformers of the district. The usual loyal toasts having been duly hon• oared, The CHAIRMAN proposed " The Army, Navy, and Volunteers," which was ably responded to by Colonel MOODY, of the Royal Engineers, and Mr C. W. MARTIN, the late Liberal member for West Kent, who, in the course of an excellent speech, thanked the assembly for the honour they had ren dered to his son—one of the members for that city —and stated that he had himself already stood eight contested elections in the Liberal interest, and al though a veteran in the cause he had just completed his ninth canvass, and he felt perfectly certain that when the next general election took place he should again enter the House of Commons as a supporter of the great cause of Reform and human progression. The toast of " The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese, and the Ministers of other D3nominations," was ably responded to by the Rev. S. KINGLAKE, and the Rev. E. W. SEAL- Dinar, Coneregatidnal minister. The CHAIRMAN, is an impressive address, then gave the toast of the evening, " The Members for the City of Rochester, Messrs. Martin and K ing lake." Mr. P. W. MARTIN, M.P., in responding, ob served—He well remembered the time—nine years since—when he first appeared before the citizens of Rochester as a candidate to represent them in Par liament. At that time he was a mere boy, and the Tory party in the city was supreme. Bat where were they now? Talk about Conservative reaction— where was it at Rochester P He did not see it when he looked around him ; and it was a well-known fact that the Conservatives had not only lost the representation of the city, but their power and prestige in the corporation. He had been returned as a pledged supporter of the great Liberal party, and that party had for its object to confer the greatest happiness upon the greatest number. He believed the present Government had endea voured to carry out that principle, and the tendency of recent legislation had been to remove the fetters which obstructed the free development of industry, and to reduce as far as possible th 3 taxation which pressed moet directly upon the necessary articles of life, and therefore most injudiciously affected the working classes. When he first appeared before that constituency, this country was in the midst of a war with Russia, and a large expense was incurred by that war. It was, however, satisfactory to state that at least one-half of that additional expense had already been paid off; and that notwithstanding every drawback, this country, and especially the industrial classes, was at present in a condition of comparative prosperity. He believed that the policy of the present Chancellor of the Exchequer was a sound and good policy. Some time since this country was naturally in a state of great alarm as to the detrimental results arising from the frightful civil war raging in America. The loss of the cotton required for our manufacturing districts was at first severely felt, and by the last returns it appeared that our trade with America had decreased twelve and a•half millions; but to counterbalance this we had the French treaty, carried out by Mr. Cobden, and which, in the corresponding period, had in creased our trade with France by seventeen millions. The honourable member then referred to various acts passed during the past session which he considered of a beneficial nature, and stated that he had felt it his duty to give a steady and consistent support to the Government Lord Palmerston, believing that the policy of that Go vernment, especially ander the difficult circum stances in which it had been placed, was, on the whole, conducive to the prosperity of the country and the happiness of the people. It was scarcely necessary that he should recapitulate to them his political creed, which they had heard so often: He was sorry to find that the question of church rates was still in a very unsatisfactory position. As a Churchman, he did not believe that the prosperity of the Church depended upon the rate, and he had therefore voted for its abolition. His views upon the necessity of a measure of reform remain un changed. He was returned as a supporter of those principles, and to those principles he still adhered. The time had surely arrived when the franchise should be extended to the honest, intelligent work ing men of this country, and that weed ofjustice could not much longer be delayed. Referring to the question of Denmark, the hon. member said that he suppsrted the Ministry because he believed the honour of this country was not at stake, and that it would be unwise and impolitic for England to rush into a war, the result of which would be to in crease taxation, and the end of which could not ' be foreseen. Mr. Serjeant KINOLAKE, M.P., observed that whatever might be said as to a reaction in the country infavour of Toryism, he thought that meet. ing might be taken as a proof that such reaction did not extend to Rochester. At the same time, it be hoved them to be vigilant and watchful, so that if the enemy came like a thief in the night they should not be caught asleep. He hoped and be- EWS RAZE Et 4.4 fale 7 -1 &red that when the day of trial c :4 4-4 , 7 might come, the Reformers of Roches be found wanting. They must not forget Kt tla enemy -.vas watchful and vigilant. The Conserva• tires were most anxious to regain power, and were willing to spend money for that purpose; they were, in fact, very hungry. They had been oat of place some years, and wanted to get back They remindLd him of a picture he had reoently seen, " The Hungry Bears"—they were ready to gnaw at the flag of old England, and grind the bones of Tohn Bali. He was not at all alarmed with respect to any Tory reaction at Rochester, This ea-called Conservative reaction, what was it The Tories wished to regain power, and they would humbug the people if they could. the principles he ecunciated when he for that city, and he had always consistently sup ported thosa principles and was prepared to stand by them. He wished for a great extension of the suffrage, the vote by ballot, and other measures which would secure a fall, free, and fair represen. Wien of the people in Parliament. A valued frieed of his, Mr Coleridge, who was recently a candidate for Exeter, had seen quite enough during that election to make him a decided advocate of the ballot. As an independent member of the House of Common; he believed that that house did really watch over the interests of the people, and that the majority of the members were most anxious for the welfare of the working classes. He coincided generally with the policy of Lord Palmerston'e Government, and believed that the commercial policy of that Government had been productive of the most beneficial results to all classes of the people, and more especially so to the industrial classes. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing "The health of the two Liberal Members for Maidstone, Messrs. Lee and Buxton," referred to the past history of that borough, which, under Tory domination, had been celebrated for all sorts of undue influence, but now maintained a character for the moat sterling honesty and independence. `rdy -sell knew returnEd Mr. LEE, M.P., in a brief address, expressed his opinion that Conservative reaction existed only i n name, and that the constituencies of this country were prepared to return as representatives those who would stand fast to the cause of Reform and pro. gross. He anxiously desired to Ste a comprehen. sive measure of Reform passed, and such a measure could not long be withheld. He was proud to at tend such an assembly as the present, as it ccn vinced him that the Conservatives could not boast of a reaction in the city of Rochester. Mr C. BUXTON, M.P., observed that the present large meeting of freemen and other electors proved that the constituency of Rochester had not deserted the cause of Liberalism, but was prepared again to return their present excellent representatives, who were, in fact, two of the most useful members of the House of Commons. Unity was at present espe cially desirable in the ranks of the Liberal party. These were most eventful times, and there were many things which could not fail to depress all true lovers of liberty and constitutional freedom. America, that great country to which all true Liberals were wont to refer with pride, was now plunged into the horrors of dreadful civil war, and no matter whether he advocated the cause of the North or South, all must deplore the fearful state of things which existed on that continent. Looking at Europe, the Polish revolution had been finally crushed by the execution, a few days since, of patriots whose only crime was that they loved their country too well. The Circassians had been driven as fugitives from their native land by the des spotic power of Russia. Prussia and Austria had succeeded in crushing constitutional liberty in Dens mark, and very recently the French Emperor had punished some leading citizens of Paris for the crime of peaceably meeting together. Viewing these things, it was essential that the Liberals of this country should, by unity of purpose and action, maintain their position, and prevent any possibility of that Tory reaction which had been so much vaunted, but which did not in reality exist. The CHAIEMAN then gave "The Health of Sir Edward Dering, MT., and the Liberals of East Kent." Mr. PLUMMER, of Canterbury, in reply, observed that the last election 'for East Kent was a striking instance of what might be effected by a complete unity in the ranks of the Liberal party. Sir E. Derine was returned by R majnrity of An. nn+tvith standing all the adverse circumstances with which they had to contend. Tue Tories were generally more united than the Liberals. They followed their leader without asking questions, but the Liberals had many crotchets and shades of opinion. If they wished to beat the enemy they must, however, sink all minor differences, and be firmly united. " The Health of the Mayor of Rochester" was then given, and responded to. Several other toasts followed, and the assembly broke up about eight o'clock. BAD NEWS FROM THE WHALERS.—lntelligence was received in Dundee on Monday that the Intrepid ,and Elena had arrived at Peterhead on Sunday, the former vessel with just what she was last reported as having (60 tune seal oil), and the Elena clean. They report the whale fishing at Greenland almost a total blank. The Polynia, of Dundee, is said to have been seen before the 25th of July, but it is not said if she had any success. The Elena left from getting short of provisions. and all they vessels out are expected to remain another month if the weather keeps clear. —Dundee Courier. THE BLOOMSBURY FLOWER SHOW.—But here in Russell-square I was among the friends of my childhood. I knew the elegant full-belled fuchsias, hang ing with their bursting petals each over each, and drooping over the pots containing them; I knew the sturdy gera niums, with their scarlet flowers, their bread soft hairy leaves, theEr thick resolute stems ; I knew the annuals, bright and gaudy, and fleeting ; and I pushed my way in among admiring crowds, and felt quite young again as I looked upon many a bud and leaf once familiar, but long forgotten. I was not critical in my judgment, but there were plenty who were ; old men and women, dod dering and placable, mechanics severely scruti nising each prize, and openly speaking their minds as to the justice which had awarded it, boys and girls swooping down upon the assembly with a pleasant dis regard of corns. So through the tent, looking to the right and left, and remarking many excellent specimens of my favourite flowers. Outside the tent a police band, all the members in blue coats and oilskin-topped hats; number less young ladies in the most delightful of summer costumes with young gentlemen to match, behaving as the youth of both sexes do under such circumstances ; numberless rich old people bored, and stupid ; numberless poor old people, wondering and dazed "which how they can wear them bonnets on the tops of their 'eads, and such rolls of 'air be 'ind, good gracious I" numberless poor children ; save those who were evidently exhibitors, there did not appear to be many poor people of middle age, they were mostly veterans or children, interspersed among the promenaders. And it was one of the curious sights of the day, to witness how thoroughly at home the children made themselves, and how, in the blessed ignorance of childhood, they utterly ignored any deference to the powers that were. They sat in little knots under the trees, and played at being owners of the ground ; and they played at a game which culminated in the height of the fashionable promenade, so that gentlemen bowed over the (in man y cases) extensively jewell e d ears of their inamorataa, were nearly flung to the earth by a little infantile procession running in and out among their legs, the members whereof were shouting, " Thee's thimple Thally, and the'th thold her thop," and with outstretched forefingers and hissing voices invoking objurgations on the said Sarah. I believe that heretofore the presence of a num ber of boys in muffin caps had not been considered essen tial to the success of a flower show ; I am b ound to say that those youn g gentlemen a dd ed in no small degree to the enjoyment of ours. Before quitting the garden, I h a d some talk with the genial and earnest hono rary secretary of the flower-show, and learned from him some of its statistics This exhibition at which I assisted was, it appeared, the fourth exhibition of the Blooms bury Bouquets : the first took place at a private house ira Little Coram-street ; the second at the National School; and the third and fourth were, through the kin 7 .ness of the inhabitants, held in Russell-square garden. They are self supporting ; there is no touting, or sending round of the hat; there are 1,500 shilling tickets subscribed for by the well-to-do parishioners; and that amount, with the shilling charged for admission to casual visitors, and 500 entrance tickets for poor parishioners at a penny each, amply cover all expenses.—Dickens's "All the Year Round." [ADVERTISEMENT.)—HoIIoway's Ointment, and Pills,. 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